Open Letter Condemning the Purge of Academic Institutions in Turkey
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Jim Potts
10 years ago
I condemn these attacks.
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John Langdon
10 years ago
DR Elite Scholar
The Shakespeare Institute
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Janne Teller
10 years ago
As a novelist working often with universities all over the world, I see it as an unacceptable totalitarian measure, damaging to all of Turkey and thus the world, to curtail the democratic freedom of academic institutions by mass removing the professors they depend upon. ... can only be considered in itself another kind of 'coup'.!
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Joe Deboo
10 years ago
Democratisch verkozen zijn betekent ook democratische beslissingen nemen. Burger arresteren omwille van hun politiek denken is Ondemocratisch.
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Megan Blomfield
10 years ago
Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Bristol
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Els Bisschops
10 years ago
Mensen mogen niet vervolgd worden om hun politieke denkwijze. Burgers hebben het recht een eigen mening te hebben. Turkije heeft nood aan meer democratie, niet aan minder en zeker niet aan een dictator. Een staatsgreep is niet goed te praten maar een bevolkingsgreep ook niet.
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Susanne Sayers
10 years ago
True freedom means freedom of speech, thought, knowledge, and ideas, including those we do not like.
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Popa Ioana
10 years ago
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
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Anonymous
10 years ago
This has to stop now.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
PhD candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Hans Micael Soendergaard
10 years ago
Human Rights and democratic values must be protected even in Turkey.
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Dora Bei
10 years ago
We do not have the right to be spectators! All democratic citizens around the globe must raise our voices because it is only education that can give hope for the future. What is being done in Turkey affects us all regardless of geography...
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Elisabeth Morack
10 years ago
We should at least try.
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Tinlot Christine
10 years ago
No academic freedom, no press freedom = no democracy
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Michael Deinema
10 years ago
Academics are essential for free and critical thought in any country. Restricting their movement and firing (all!) deans indiscriminately can only mean you are afraid of independent minds. It is a sure sign that Turkey is moving towards a totalitarian dictatorship. Save your democracy and stop this disgrace
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Muriel Mille
10 years ago
Maitresse de conférence en sociologie, UVSQ, France
I condemn these attacks.
DR Elite Scholar The Shakespeare Institute
As a novelist working often with universities all over the world, I see it as an unacceptable totalitarian measure, damaging to all of Turkey and thus the world, to curtail the democratic freedom of academic institutions by mass removing the professors they depend upon. ... can only be considered in itself another kind of 'coup'.!
Democratisch verkozen zijn betekent ook democratische beslissingen nemen. Burger arresteren omwille van hun politiek denken is Ondemocratisch.
Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Bristol
Mensen mogen niet vervolgd worden om hun politieke denkwijze. Burgers hebben het recht een eigen mening te hebben. Turkije heeft nood aan meer democratie, niet aan minder en zeker niet aan een dictator. Een staatsgreep is niet goed te praten maar een bevolkingsgreep ook niet.
True freedom means freedom of speech, thought, knowledge, and ideas, including those we do not like.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
This has to stop now.
PhD candidate, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Human Rights and democratic values must be protected even in Turkey.
We do not have the right to be spectators! All democratic citizens around the globe must raise our voices because it is only education that can give hope for the future. What is being done in Turkey affects us all regardless of geography...
We should at least try.
No academic freedom, no press freedom = no democracy
Academics are essential for free and critical thought in any country. Restricting their movement and firing (all!) deans indiscriminately can only mean you are afraid of independent minds. It is a sure sign that Turkey is moving towards a totalitarian dictatorship. Save your democracy and stop this disgrace
Maitresse de conférence en sociologie, UVSQ, France
PhD candidate, University of Warsaw
Associate Professor DePaul University Chicago
Assistant Professor, University of Cologne
Stop violating the freedom of academic pursuit.